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20 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 7.15 Describe the space you're in right now. "I'm in my shoebox apartment, at my desk overlooking Frankfort Avenue." Earliest childhood memory? "My dad carrying me into our new house in New Bedford, Massachusetts, when I was three." When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up? "A musical-theater performer. My parents didn't like how Disney movies portrayed women, so they raised me on Hollywood musicals from the '40s, '50s and '60s. I have a distinct memory of roller-skating through my house in a purple leotard belting out Besides your current one, what's the best job you've ever had? "Marketing and sales director for the now- defunct local magazine Bejeezus. I thought it was a really beautiful piece of art, and I felt privileged to be a part of it." Favorite possession? "My mom made me a quilt square for every year of my life, and each square incorporates whatever I loved at the time: Mickey Mouse; the Forrest Gump soundtrack; my Volkswagen Golf with a Beastie Boys sticker; my father, who died when I was 17. She gave the fnished quilt to me when I was 18. I cherish it." Favorite thing hanging on the walls of your home? "A huge graphite piece of art that my mom traded for when she was in art school in the '70s." Your vices? "See Rufus Wainwright's 'Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk.'" Plus 8 More songs from Funny Girl when I was fve. They gave up on the Disney boycott a few years later." Your most noticeable quirk? "My energy can be a little intense sometimes." Who's doing big things in Louisville and is fying under the radar? "I really admire Chris Hartman, the director of the Fairness Campaign. I think his steadfast efforts in the fght for same-sex marriage equality in Kentucky have been nothing short of amazing." Favorite rap lyric? "'So while you're imitating Al Capone / I'll be Nina Simone / And defecating on your microphone.' From 'Ready or Not' by the Fugees, specifcally Ms. Lauryn Hill." What are you wearing right now? "Yoga pants, a black tank top and fip-fops." What's on your credit-card statement? "I don't have a credit card. I'm not a very good adult." What should every person try once? "Spend at least three months living in a fnancially poor but culturally rich country." The frst thing on your bucket list? "To swim close to a whale, which I thought could never happen unless I jumped ship Splash-style. However, it's fnally within my reach at the Georgia Aquarium, which has 21Qs 21 questions Heather Yenawine Yenawine, 35, co-owns HAY DJ and is director of the Fair Event Vendors Alliance, which connects Louisville's LGBT community with wedding and other event professionals. She lives in Crescent Hill. How'd you make your frst dollar? "Babysitting." What movie has the greatest ending? "Little Miss Sunshine." Favorite album? "So, by Peter Gabriel." What song has been stuck in your head lately? "'Heaven Sent,' by the SteelDrivers." Can't-miss TV show? "The Americans." forestspringshc.com